What color is #26582B?

#26582B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26582B?

The RGB value is 38, 88, 43: 38 red, 88 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26582B?

The complementary color is #582653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26582B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26582B color

#26582B rgb(38, 88, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #26582B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 34.5% green and 16.9% blue (38, 88, 43).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 40% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#26582B color codes

HEX	`#26582B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 88, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 34.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 40%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 57%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 51%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.06, -27.63, 21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.06, 34.71, 142.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.725, 7.566, 3.496)`
Decimal	`2512939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26582B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #26582B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26582B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #26582B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26582b; }
.text { color: #26582b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26582b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 88 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26582b, #265844); }

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Questions

What color is #26582B?: #26582B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26582B?: The RGB value is 38, 88, 43: 38 red, 88 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26582B?: The complementary color is #582653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26582B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.